Summary
Published Date: December 01, 2013
Obesity is described as an epidemic problem in the state and across the nation, and its effects have far-reaching health consequences. This report focuses on the incidence and mortality rates of five types of cancer that have been linked to obesity: breast cancer in postmenopausal women (defined as women age 50 and older), colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, kidney cancer, and esophageal cancer (adenocarcinomas); and how these rates have changed since 1988.
This publication was prepared by the Institute for Population Health Improvement, UC Davis Health System, for the Chronic Disease Surveillance and Research Branch, California Department of Public Health. This study uses data from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey.
Publication Authors:
- Sara N. Cook
- Brenda M. Giddings
- Arti Parikh-Patel
- Kenneth W. Kizer
- Sandy L. Kwong
- Janet H. Bates
- Kurt P. Snipes